Palettes / Colors / #BFEBFE

#BFEBFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#BFEBFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BFEBFE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BFEBFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FED1BE; it also sits naturally between #BEFEF1 and #BECBFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 92% · Blue 100%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BFEBFE

.text { color: #BFEBFE; }
.background { background-color: #BFEBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 235, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 235, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 235, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFEBFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFEBFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FED1BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEBFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFEBFE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BFEBFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFEBFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFEBFD  ·  #BFEBFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFEBFE?

#BFEBFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 235, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEBFE?

#BFEBFE is RGB 191, 235, 254 — HSL 198°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 25%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BFEBFE?

Its complement is #FED1BE; analogous partners are #BEFEF1 and #BECBFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEBFE for text?

Black text on #BFEBFE has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.